Guanxi Master

King Wen’s Example

Inspired by the stories of the founding of China in the Zhou Dynasty, the people of peaceful dynasties set themselves to the serious work of imitating King Wen’s lifestyle in the minutest detail. Zhou Wen’s reproductive prowess was legendary, fathering 100 sons in his long lifetime. Even after the Chinese forgot to worship Wen as an emperor, they continued to venerate him as the “God of Sons” or “Bed God”. The Chinese were inspired by the idea of the “Round Family” that Wen presented in the Book of Changes, and aspired through his lifestyle and theory of life to the ideal of the “Big House” and the “Full Gate”, where the maxim “the more the merrier” was literally the only rule.

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The fireworks are blaring in the village as I write this post! Men are red-faced and bleary, yelling at each other to dry their glasses… children scream in terror and glee, playing with red-envelopes and new toys… and women sit at the tables, gnawing on sunflower seeds and gossiping about relatives. I sit in the midst of all of this, overwhelmed with the beauty and bliss of this moment, wishing that I could send this feeling of warmth and love to all my friends in the West. It reminds me why I love China, what I can learn from China, and what the Chinese have yet to teach us all!

Happy Chinese New Year! May everything that you set your mind to become a reality! May you be a success in study and business! May ten thousand wonderful things happen to you this year!

新年快乐，心想事成，事业成功，恭喜发财，万事如意！

- Will